N538AT
Registered owner: AIRTREX REGISTRATION CORP TRUSTEE, KS (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
46 reports on file, 1998-02-03 – 2012-01-02.
Part: COVER — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 22,259 hrs · 26,729 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT NEXT TO GALLEY MISSING COVER. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT COVER AND REINSTALLED IAW JIC 33-50-00. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1998–2011 · 45 reports
2011
Part: PRINTER — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 21,996 hrs · 26,382 cycles
BURNING ODOR COMING FROM ACARS PRINTER WHEN ADJUSTING PAPER. R & R PRINTER IAW JIC 20-00-00.
Part: BRAKE — OVERTEMP (MLG) · airframe 21,746 hrs · 26,045 cycles
CREW REPORT BRAKE HOT LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI. R & R NR 4 BRAKE ASSY IAW JIC 32-42-55.
Part: PROPELLER — MALFUNCTIONED (FEATHERING SYS) · airframe 21,592 hrs · 25,835 cycles
NR 2 PROPELLER HAD AN UNCOMMANDED FEATHER AFTER LEAVING GATE, CL IN AUTO POS. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL OTHER THAN FEATHER. R & R NR 2 ENG AFU IAW MM 72-01-10. OPS CK SATISFACTORY.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 21,587 hrs · 25,827 cycles
SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED AND TESTED SERVICE DOOR EMERG FLOOD LIGHT BULB IAW W/C EX-335000-OPT-10000-002. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 21,587 hrs · 25,827 cycles
MAIN DOOR BOTTOM EXIT SIGN TOP LIGHT OUT. REPOSITIONED AND TESTED MAIN DOOR BOTTOM EXIT SIGN LIGHT BULBS IAW W/C EX-335000-OPT-10000-002. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FAN — FAILED (RECIRCULATION) · airframe 21,529 hrs · 25,746 cycles
ON SHORT APPROACH BURNING ODOR IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. RECIRC FAN NR1 FAULTED AFTER LANDING. RECIRCULATING FAN NR 1 IAW JIC 21-22-21 RAI 1000. OPS CHECK GOOD
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (NLG) · airframe 21,407 hrs · 25,583 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED AT CRUISE AT LEVEL 17000`, THEY DETECTED A THUMPING UNDER THE PILOTS FEET FOR 20 SECONDS, THEN THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ON GEAR PANEL NR 1 CAME ON FOR 15 SECONDS THEN ALL SYMPTOMS QUIT. LIGHT & NOISE RETURNED 1 MORE TIME BRIEFLY. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE NLG UPLOCK BOX LIMIT SWITCH IAW ATR JIC 32-61-00 RAI 10010. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 21,291 hrs · 25,431 cycles
THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 3 BRAKE ASSY LEAKING FLUID, AS WELL AS SMOKING DUE TO FOD HITTING THE BREAK LINE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE NR 3 MAIN BRAKE IAW JIC 32-42-55. THE OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 21,195 hrs · 25,314 cycles
NR 2 ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILED 2 TIMES AFTER START UP. PERFORMED RT FEEDER JET PUMP FUNCTIONAL CHECKED AND FOUND GOOD IAW JIC 28-21-78. PERFORMED EEC NR 2 CODE READOUT IAW JIC 21-23-24. NO CODES RELATED TO FUEL SYS RECORDED. PERFORMED MFC CODES READOUT IAW JIC 31-48-00 AND NO FAULT FROM FUEL SYST RECORDED. PERFORMED RT ENG OPS CHECKED AND NO FAILURE DETECTED ON FUEL PUMP IAW MM 72-00-00. DOWNLOADED FDR IAW ETN E2-31-031R1. RECIEVED FDR DOWNLOAD DATA AND PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND OPS CHECKED AS REQUESTED PER W/C EX-055007-CS-20000-002. FOUND BOTH ENGINES PARAMETERS NORMAL AND NO DISCREPANCIES DETECTED.
2010
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 20,375 hrs · 24,280 cycles
HALF OF STRIPS OUT SEVERAL DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. R & R BATTERY PACK IAW WORK CARD 335121-RAI-10010-007. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW WORK CARD 335000-OPT-10000-002 FOUND OK.
Part: ENGINE — ODOR (LEFT) · airframe 20,007 hrs · 23,758 cycles
ON APPROACH CLEAN CONFIGURATION STRONG OIL-TYPE SMELL CAME FROM THE VENTS BOTH CABIN AND COCKPIT WHEN PL'S FLIGHT IDLE. COMPLY WITH REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF LT ENGINE IAW EX-ATR-72-RAI-001 WORK CARD. OP CK OK, NO OIL SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 19,978 hrs · 23,717 cycles
HYD FLUID SMELL FILLS THE CABIN ON GEAR EXTENSION. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSP FOR HYD LEAKS AND NO LEAKS NOTED OR SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW ATR-72 JIC 29-00-00. SEE ITEM NR 4 OF THIS LOGPAGE 287583.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 19,977 hrs · 23,716 cycles
F/A'S REPORT STRONG BURNING ODOR JUST BEFORE GEAR EXTENSION ON SHORT FINAL. F/O ALSO COMMENTED ON ODOR, AS POWER WAS REDUCED RAPLDLY JUST PRIOR TO GS CAPTURE. AFT F/A SAYS ODOR WAS IN AFT CABIN. DID VISUAL INSP OF LIGHTING BALLASTS LIGHT SOCKETS ROWS 15-18 NO BURN ODORS OR MARKS NOTED AT THIS TIME ALL ROW 15-18 LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. NO ODOR NOTED IN FLT DECK.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (CABIN LIGHTS) · airframe 19,861 hrs · 23,553 cycles
APPROX 10 MINS AFTER T/O FWD F/A REPORTED A BURNING SMELL AT THE FWD BULKHEAD ON THE RT SIDE OF ACFT. STARTED OUR DESCENT, SMELL WAS GONE BY THE TIME WE LANDED. INSPECTED FWD OVERHEAD AND WINDOW LIGHTS SOCKETS COULD NOT DETECT BURNING SMELL AT ALL. FOUND 2 EACH BURNED OUT OVERHEAD LIGHT AT ROW 6 AND 7. R & R LAMPS AT ROW 6 AND 7 LAMPS, OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME IAW JIC 33-21-23 NO FUTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: ENGINE — SPARKS (NR 1) · airframe 19,680 hrs · 23,292 cycles
NR1 ENG SPARKS COMING OUT FROM EXHAUST PIPE DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB. C/A AWAITING AML PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 19,680 hrs · 23,292 cycles
NR 1 ENG HAD A LOT OF SPARKS COMING TAILPIPE DURING T/O AND CLIMB. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LT ENGINE IAW WORKCARD EX-ATR-72-RAI-001.
2009
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 18,200 hrs · 21,480 cycles
ABORTED START DUE TO HUNG START. RAN CHECKLIST, NO ITT EXCEEDANCE. DID ANOTHER START ON NR 2 ENGINE; ABORTED DUE TO LIGHT SMOKE IN COCKPIT. REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND. CREW COMPLIED WITH START. CHECK AND ACTIVATED BLEED AND PACK SYSTEMS, ALL CHECKS NORMAL IAW JIC NR 72-00-00. NO SMOKE OR ODOR FELT OR SEEN.
2008
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 16,360 hrs · 19,221 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY 62WL BATTERY PACK WILL NOT HOLD CHARGE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY 62WL IAW JIC 33-51-21 RAI-1000-007, OPS CK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 16,246 hrs · 19,091 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT FOR SERVICE DOOR INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AND OPERATIONALY TESTED IAW JIC 33-50-00 OPT 10000. TESTED SATISFACTORY.
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 16,003 hrs · 18,778 cycles
CABIN EMERGENCY AFT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT BATTERY PACK IAW JIC NR 33-51-21.
Part: FLAPPER VALVE — BROKEN (GROUND AIR) · airframe 15,259 hrs · 17,737 cycles
LOUD POP NOISE AT 15,000 FT FOLLOWED BY RAPID DECOMPRESSION. DESCENT MADE TO BELOW 10,000 FT, UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. REPLACED AIR GROUND CONNECTION FLAPPER VALVE AS PER MM 21-22-27. PERFORMED MANUAL PRESS CONTROLLER SYSTEM OPT AS PER JIC 21-31-00.
2006
Part: CONVERTER — BURNED (BALLAST)
F/A REPORTED A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING IN THE AREA OF ROW 5 UPON LANDING. NO SMOKE PRESENT, NOTHING SMELLED IN COCKPIT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST CONVERTER OVER ROW 5CD IAW JIC33-13-81. (K)
2005
Part: INDICATOR — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT)
WHILE IN CRUISE, RT FUEL GAUGE READING DROPPED QUICKLY, SHOWING 600 POUNDS OF FUEL IMPALANCE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE. REPLACED RT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR. (K)
2004
Part: EEC — FLUCTUATES (RT ENGINE)
RT ENGINE TORQUE FLUCTUATION DURING FLIGHT. CREW PROCEEDED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL. (SDR2004018)
2002
Part: PROP BRAKE — FIRE (PROPELLER)
AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE GATE AND THE CREW HAD THE RT ENGINE IN MODE, THE READY LIGHT FOR THE PROP BRAKE WAS ON. THE CREW NOTED THAT THE PROP STARTED TO ROTATE. THEY THEN GOT THE PROP BRAKE CWP LIGHT AND THE E2 FIRE LIGHT. THEY USED THE FIRE BOTTLES, BOTH SHOTS AND THE RAMP CREW SAW FLAMES ON THE ENGINE AND THEY USED THE GROUND DRY CHEM-FIRE EXT ON THE ENGINE, INTO THE INLET AND THE TAIL PIPE. PAX WERE DEPLANED WITH NO INCEDENTS NOTED. REPLACED RT ENGINE AND REMOVED AND DEACTIVATED PROP BRAKE PER EO.
2001
Part: CONTROL UNIT — ERRATIC (NR 1 ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 3607 - NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE AND NR 2 ENGINE PROPELLER SPEED WAS ERRATTIC DURING CLIMB-OUT. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PEC INTERFACE UNIT IAW ATR 72 AMM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SGF - FLT 3567 - AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK 62WL. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP4 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LEFT AFT INBOARD, LEFT AFT OUTBOARD AND RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS. THE SEAT TRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW EO E2-53-115R1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA200124209. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP4 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LEFT AFT INBOARD, LEFT AFT OUTBOARD AND RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS. THE SEAT TRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW EO E2-53-115R1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA200124209. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - DURING CPCP4 INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON THE LEFT AFT INBOARD, LEFT AFT OUTBOARD AND RIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT TRACKS. THE SEAT TRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW EO E2-53-115R1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3528 - PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM. (M)
2000
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT)
DFW - FLT 3541 - CABIN FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT DOES NOT CHARGE. REPLACED THE BATTERY. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3503 - FORWARD EXIT AND LOWER HEAD LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE ON EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SYSTEM. REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY BATTERY AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SYSTEM. NO DISCREPANCYS NOTED. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
SAW - DURING CPCP-2 INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT AFT INBOARD SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED SEAT TRACK IAW EO E9-5300-013. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3503 - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE FORWARD DOOR EXIT SIGN. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: POWER PACK — FAILED (CABIN)
CRP - FLT 3750 - FOUND SERVICE DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3739 - SEVERAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITH POWER OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED TWO EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS AT LOCATIONS 43WL AND 62WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3739 - SEVERAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITH POWER OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED TWO EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS AT LOCATIONS 43WL AND 62WL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (LANDING GEAR)
DFW - FLT 3626 - LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO RAISE GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT OUTBOARD WOW SWITCH. LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3726 - SOME EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FORWARD POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPER CNTRL NR 99ZZZX2830. (X)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERABLE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3726 - SOME EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FORWARD POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPER CNTRL NR SIMA991544.
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (FUSELAGE)
SAW - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR REPAIR OF ONE INCH HOLE IN SKIN, AFT OF PASSENGER DOOR, BETWEEN FRAMES 40 AND 41 AND STRINGERS 13 AND 14. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 53-00-00 FIGURE 403. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
IND - EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ONE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SBN - FLT 4275 - AT DEPARTURE, CREW NOTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OVER CABIN AND SERVICE DOOR INOP AS WELL AS SEVERAL PAX FLOOR LTS. RAI EMERGENCY LT BATT PACK IN BALLAST 73WL FOR LTS OVER CABIN AND SERVICE DOOR AND RAI EMERGENCY LT BATT PACK IN BALLAST 62WL FOR FLOOR PROX LTS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (RT COCKPIT)
ORD - FLT 4041 - VERY STRONG ELEC SMOKE ODOR IN-FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WINDSHIELD, FOUND BURN SPOTS ON WINDSHIELD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)